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I began writing for the school newspaper as a freshman because I enjoyed writing. I discovered another interesting aspect of newswriting: gathering information through interviews. Interviewing a subject requires analyzing their responses to determine what questions could lead to interesting, important information. newswriting improved my communication skills. I learned to get to the essence of what my interview subjects were saying and think of appropriate follow-up questions off the cuff.…

What are your writing strengths and weaknesses? To be quite honest, I'm not too sure about my writing strengths, but I am aware of many weaknesses. Writing tends to stress me out a bit and I don't know why. It probably stems from some traumatic incident in my childhood. However, I'm not that great at organizing ideas, formatting can get a bit wonky and sometimes I mess up grammar. What is your intended major? I am currently a Biology major. What are your interests outside academics? I am a…

Reflective Memo At the beginning of the course I found a lot of difficulties in writing, but now I can see my improvement in writing. I always wanted to be comfortable when I write a paper for class, or email to my instructor, that’s why I decided to take this class as a challenge, so that I can enrich my writing skills qualitatively. As writing skills is Correlatively linked to the amount of one read, henceforth I started consuming variety of literature and readings from different disciplines.…

research papers in the proper format and structure supports my claim that I am an average writer. Through my experience in AP Language, as well as AP Literature, I was taught how to construct essays utilizing rhetorical techniques, argumentative essays, and research papers. Writing a minimum of two essays per week allowed me to practice the craft of writing and ensure that when i am constructing an essay it is executed properly in structure. The ability to compose these varying types of papers…

When I was around six or seven years old, I would line up my Webkinz stuffed animals in perfect rows and cut up notebook paper for small worksheets. Sometimes I’d even read out loud to them or make up “once upon a time” stories to tell them in the private area of my bedroom. Since then I have been interested in becoming either a professional writer or a teacher, preferably a middle school English teacher. Deciding what I want to be while only a freshmen in high school isn’t a piece of cake. By…

“Revise, revise, revise!” The echoes of my high school English teacher’s wise words still reverberate within my head whenever I am writing a paper, be it a think sheet, essay, or report. Over the years, I have fine tuned my writing process and strived to make it as efficient as possible, but as with all matters, there is always improvements to be made. The field trip to the Harry Ransom Center (HRC) was illuminating in the sense that I got to see firsthand how professional writers and great…

Brandon Mull has written, or aided in the creation of seven series: Fablehaven, Beyonders, Dragonwatch, Five Kingdoms, Candy Shop War, Pingo, and Spirit Animals. His favorite authors include Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Orson Scott Card, J.K. Rowling, J.D. Salinger, Hemingway, Frank Herbert, Neil Gaiman, Ayn Rand, and George R.R. Martin. He was born on November 8, 1974, in Pomperaug, Connecticut, and grew up in Westlake, California. He later went to college at Brigham Young University, where he led a…

reflection upon the capstone project is very scary and rewarding at the same time. At the beginning of class, it seems very scary and intimidating. “A 20-page paper is due on a certain topic and then I have to present it?” That was the question I asked myself. I am not very good with talking in front of my peers and much less writing a 20-page paper when I have not been use to writing that much since high school. After I overcame the fear and stress of that big of an assignment, my nerves were…

comprehend ideas coherently into one thought and I struggled with that throughout the poem and the hard moments essay, but writing this it has been much easier to think of and communicate my ideas through writing and speaking. I have used resources like paper rater and slick write to help improve my vocabulary and grammar skills in my writing and in my everyday life. They have been very helpful and are amazing resources to improve my writing. Often I was thinking…

Rhetorical Analysis of Print is Dead What happened to paper? Is print the past. When reading the text of "Print is Dead" Miss Jamison introduces the idea that a culture of magazines, once very prominent and large, is now slowly being terminated by technology now used by online media. The notion that print is dying is surely one to take with a grain of salt, as print today is now filled with craft and sharpness. While magazines were out in the bunches in the past to bring information,…